Near Middletown in Frederick County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Union Camps

By Shane Oliver, December 26, 2015

1. Union Camps Marker

Inscription.

Union Camps. . Federal wagons and teams were in camp, close to and along the pike, while the shelter tents of the soldiers were arranged close to the earthworks themselves. By 8 A.M. on 19 October 1864, the area was filled with withdrawing units and individuals, while others remained in line to make last-ditch stands. Federal points of resistance formed around Belle Grove and on the high ground to the west where XIX U.S. Corps formed briefly around Captain Elijah D. Taft's 5th Battery, New York Light Artillery, before retreating again to the northwest across Meadow Brook. These troops then joined the VI U.S. Corps in a final line. An eyewitness reported, "Over the space of a mile square the fields, long since stripped of their fence rails, were dotted with wagons, ambulances, pack mules, army followers and stray soldiers, none of them hurrying, but all aiming at the direct safest route to Winchester." . . (caption) . Belle Grove, Middletown, Virginia, as seen from Signal Knob, Gordon's view before the battle. . .

Donated to the people of the United States . by the Board of Directors and staff . of the Blue and Gray Education Society in memory of . Dr. Don McElhone, Board Secretary . November 2000 - March 2003. "Ain't it a Hoot?".

Federal wagons and teams were in camp, close to and along the pike, while the shelter tents of the soldiers were arranged close to the earthworks themselves. By 8 A.M. on 19 October 1864, the area was filled with withdrawing units and individuals, while others remained in line to make last-ditch stands. Federal points of resistance formed around Belle Grove and on the high ground to the west where XIX U.S. Corps formed briefly around Captain Elijah D. Taft's 5th Battery, New York Light Artillery, before retreating again to the northwest across Meadow Brook. These troops then joined the VI U.S. Corps in a final line. An eyewitness reported, "Over the space of a mile square the fields, long since stripped of their fence rails, were dotted with wagons, ambulances, pack mules, army followers and stray soldiers, none of them hurrying, but all aiming at the direct safest route to Winchester."

(caption)
Belle Grove, Middletown, Virginia, as seen from Signal Knob, Gordon's view before the battle.

Donated to the people of the United States
by the Board of Directors and staff
of the Blue and Gray Education Society in memory of
Dr. Don McElhone, Board Secretary
November 2000 - March 2003. "Ain't it a Hoot?"

Erected by Blue & Gray Education

By Allen C. Browne, October 13, 2014

2. Union Camps Marker

Society, Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation.

Location. 39° 1.002′ N, 78° 17.836′ W. Marker is near Middletown, Virginia, in Frederick County. Marker is on Valley Pike (U.S. 11) north of Belle Grove Road (Virginia Route 727), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is located in front of the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation Visitor Center. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8437 Valley Pike, Middletown VA 22645, United States of America.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2018. This page originally submitted on January 2, 2016, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 293 times since then and 3 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on January 2, 2016, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 2, 3. submitted on May 22, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 4. submitted on January 2, 2016, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 5. submitted on May 22, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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